- Black silk haori, with urushi (lacquered silk thread) design of pretty bouquets. The large, gold botan (peony) is particularly nice
- A hitotsu mon haori. Hitotsu mon means it has one mon (crest) at centre back, making it slightly formal. The mon is an unusual one that I have not come across before, I think it is derived from tsuta (ivy)
- This is a particularly long haori
- Awase (lined). Lined with the same silk as outer on lower half and lighter silk on upper half
- Silk
- Made and bought in Japan
- It may have shitsuke, which is large, white stitching put in by the Japanese to keep garment seams neat during long periods of storage, it just gets pulled out prior to wearing
- These Japanese garments should be hung out to air 4 times per year, if not worn frequently. Hang your garment to air for a day or so immediately after purchase too, as it will have been stored for a while.
Condition:
Excellent
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 129 cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam (yuki) 65 cm
Length 81 cm
Bouquets on Black Haori
Japanese haori; a long kimono jacket, with swinging kimono sleeves. Traditionally worn loose over kimono and obi, fastened with a front tie (haori himo) on centre front edge, but also lovely worn with contemporary clothing, such as jeans, skirts and dresses, either worn loose or cinched in with a belt or sash. So beautifully made, with hidden raw edges, that they can even be worn inside out, with the often beautifully decorative upper lining on show.
Much more haori infornation can be found in the Kimono Information section of the website (page 13, "Haori Kimono Jackets - Japan's Secret Treasure"). Worth a read prior to puchase.